Bangladesh national cricket team
| Nickname | The Tigers | ||||||||||||
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| Association | Bangladesh Cricket Board | ||||||||||||
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| Test captain | Najmul Hossain Shanto | ||||||||||||
| One Day captain | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | ||||||||||||
| T20I captain | Litton Das | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Phil Simmons | ||||||||||||
| Batting coach | Mohammad Ashraful | ||||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||||
| Test status acquired | 2000 | ||||||||||||
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| ICC status | Associate Member (1977) Full Member (2000) | ||||||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | ||||||||||||
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| Tests | |||||||||||||
| First Test | v. India at National Stadium, Dhaka; 10–13 November 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Last Test | v. Ireland at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka; 19–23 November 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| World Test Championship appearances | 3 (first in 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | 7th place (2025) | ||||||||||||
| One Day Internationals | |||||||||||||
| First ODI | v. Pakistan at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; 31 March 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Last ODI | v. Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka; 13 March 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| World Cup appearances | 7 (first in 1999) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2015) | ||||||||||||
| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 6 (first in 1979) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1997) | ||||||||||||
| T20 Internationals | |||||||||||||
| First T20I | v. Zimbabwe at Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna; 28 November 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Last T20I | v. Ireland at Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chittagong; 2 December 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 9 (first in 2007) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | Super 8s (2007, 2024) | ||||||||||||
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| As of 13 March 2026 | |||||||||||||
The Bangladesh men's national cricket team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল), administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), represents Bangladesh in international cricket. They are a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.
Bangladesh became an associate member of the ICC in 1977, making their first official international appearance at the 1979 ICC Trophy. While football was historically the country's most popular sport, cricket grew in popularity during the late 1990s. The team won the 1997 ICC Trophy, qualifying for their first Cricket World Cup in 1999. At the World Cup, they defeated Scotland and caused a significant upset by defeating Pakistan, a performance that helped accelerate their promotion to Full Member status. On 26 June 2000, Bangladesh became the 10th Test-playing nation and played their inaugural Test match against India in Dhaka in November of that year.
The team struggled significantly in its early years as a Full Member, holding the record for the most consecutive losses in Tests (21, between 2001 and 2004) and ODIs (23, between 1999 and 2002). Their maiden Test victory came against Zimbabwe in 2005, and they secured their first overseas Test series victory against the West Indies in 2009. Results have improved over time, particularly at home, with series wins against major cricketing nations including Pakistan, India, South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Australia. As of 23 November 2025, Bangladesh has played 156 Tests with 25 wins. In limited-overs cricket, the team has won 163 of 455 ODIs and 86 of 212 T20Is.
In major tournaments, Bangladesh reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the semi-finals of the 2017 Champions Trophy. They are three times runners-up in the Asia Cup (2012, 2016, and 2018) and reached the final of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy. In 2019, they won their first multi-team tournament, the Ireland Tri-Nation Series. As of 31 May 2025, the ICC ranks Bangladesh 9th in Tests and ODIs, and 10th in T20Is.